Baral, Chief of Compliance
Baral, Chief of Compliance: Legendary Creature - Human Wizard, Time Spiral Remastered. Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost 1 less to cast. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 1/3
- Rarity
- Special
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered (TSR)
- Released
- 2021-03-19
- Collector number
- 306
- Artist
- Wesley Burt
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Baral, Chief of Compliance
Baral, Chief of Compliance is a Magic: The Gathering card, a blue legendary creature from Time Spiral Remastered (TSR), a Masters set released in March 2021. It is collector number 306 in that set, with art by Wesley Burt. It costs {1}{U} (one generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/3 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Aether Revolt (2017) to Multiverse Legends (2023). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.98 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Whenever a spell or ability you control counters a spell, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
"The echo of silence is music to my ears."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.98 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Baral, Chief of Compliance by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Baral, Chief of Compliance
Baral, Chief of Compliance has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2168 | Rare | 2025 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1447 | Rare | 2023 |
| Multiverse Legends (MUL) #138 | Rare | 2023 |
| Multiverse Legends (MUL) #138z | Rare | 2023 |
| Multiverse Legends (MUL) #73 | Rare | 2023 |
| Multiverse Legends (MUL) #8 | Rare | 2023 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1164 | Rare | 2022 |
| The List (PLST) #TSR-306 | Special | 2021 |
| Kaladesh Remastered (KLR) #42 | Rare | 2020 |
| Aether Revolt (AER) #28 | Rare | 2017 |
| Aether Revolt Promos (PAER) #28s | Rare | 2017 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Baral, Chief of Compliance, newest first.
- The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the cost of instant and sorcery spells you cast.
- A spell or ability counters a spell only if it specifically contains the word "counter" in its text. If a spell or ability you control causes all the targets of a spell to become illegal, that spell doesn't resolve but it's not countered.
- To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a flashback cost), add any cost increases (such as kicker costs), then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Baral's first ability). The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.
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